JVC Th S1 Instructions

							Connections
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Do not connect the  power cord until all other connections have been made.
CAUTION
• When you connect speakers other than the supplied ones, use 
speakers of the same speaker impedance (SPEAKER IMPEDANCE) 
indicated on the rear of the center unit.
 DO NOT connect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal. When installing the satellite speakers on the wall;Be sure to have them installed on the wall by a qualified personnel. 
DO NOT install the satellite speakers on the wall by yourself to 
avoid unexpected damage from their falling off the wall due to 
incorrect installation or weakness in wall structure.
Care must be taken in selecting a location for speaker installation 
on a wall. Injury to personnel or damage to equipment may result 
if the speakers installed interfere with daily activities.
Connecting the satellite (front, center, surround) 
speakers and the subwoofer
Center speaker
 Connect the black cords to the black (-) terminals.
 Connect the white cords to the red (+) terminals.
Speaker cord
Subwoofer Front speakers
Surround speakersBefore connecting 
the speaker cords;
Twist and pull the 
insulation coat off 
and remove.
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Do not connect the  power cord until all other connections have been made.
NOTE
 Although the satellite speakers and the subwoofer are magnetically 
shielded, the TV screen may appear mottled. In this case, keep 
enough distance between the speakers and the TV.
 The speakers are magnetically shielded to avoid color distortions on 
TVs. However, if not installed properly, it may cause color 
distortions. So, pay attention to the following when installing the 
speakers.
- When placing the speakers near a TV set, turn off the TV’s 
main power switch or unplug it before installing the speakers.
Then wait at least 30 minutes before turning on the TV’s main 
power switch again.
Some TVs may still be affected even though you have followed 
the above. If this happens, move the speakers away from the TV.
 Place the satellite speakers on a flat and level surface.
 Be sure to place the subwoofer to the TV’s right. If you place the 
subwoofer to the TV’s left, keep sufficient distance between them to 
prevent the TV screen from appearing mottled.
 Distortion of picture may occur when connecting the TV via a 
VCR, or to a TV with a built-in VCR.
 You need to set “MONITOR TYPE” in the PICTURE menu 
correctly according to the aspect ratio of your TV. (See page 32.)
* Some TV’s SCART connectors output audio signal. In such a 
case, you can enjoy the TV sound through this system.
NOTE
 No sound signal comes out from “AV” (SCART) connector.
 Select the appropriate video signal according to your TV. (See page 
15.)
Speaker layout
Front right 
speaker Center speaker
Subwoofer
Surround left
speakerSurround right 
speaker Front left
speaker
Connecting a TV
Center unit
TV
SCART cable (not supplied)To SCART
connector
*
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Do not connect the  power cord until all other connections have been made.
You can enjoy the sound of an analog component.
NOTE
 If you connect a sound-enhancing device such as a graphic equalizer 
between the source components and this system, the sound output 
through this system may be distorted.
 When playing a video component such as a VCR;
To listen to the sound, select “AUX” as the source to play. (See 
page 14.)
To see the picture, connect the video output jack of the component 
to the video input jack of the TV directly, and select the correct 
input mode on the TV.
You can enjoy the sound of a digital component. 
* DBS = Direct Broadcasting Satellite
NOTE
When playing a video component such as a DBS tuner; To listen to the sound, select “AUX DIGITAL” as the source to play. 
(See page 14.)
 To see the picture, connect the video output jack of the component to 
the video input jack of the TV directly, and select the correct input 
mode on the TV.
Make sure that all other connections have been completed.
CAUTION
 Disconnect the power cord before cleaning or moving the system.
 Do not pull on the power cord to unplug the cord. When unplugging 
the cord, always grasp and pull the plug so as not to damage the cord.
NOTE
 Preset settings, such as preset stations and surround mode adjustment, 
may be erased in a few days in the following cases;
If you unplug the power cord of the center unit.
If a power failure occurs.
Connecting to an analog 
component
RCA pin plug cord 
(not supplied)Center unit
VCR
TV
Cassette recorder To audio output
Connecting to a digital 
component
Connecting the power 
cord
Digital optical cord
(not supplied)To digital optical 
output DBS
* tuner
MD recorder Center unit
Center unit
Power cord
Plug into AC outlets.
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Operating external components with the remote control
NOTE
 Manufacturers’ codes are subject to change without notice.
 Set the codes again after replacing the batteries of the remote control.
7To set the manufacturer’s code
You can operate a JVC TV without setting the manufacturer’s code.
1Slide the remote control mode selector 
to TV.
2Press and hold  TV.
Keep the button pressed until step 4 is finished.
3Press ENTER.
4Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter 
the manufacturer’s code (2 digits).
Examples:
For a Hitachi TV:
Press 0, then 7.
For a Toshiba TV:
Press 2, then 9.
5Release TV.
If there is more than one code listed for corresponding brand, 
try each one until you enter the correct one.
7Operation
Aim the remote control at the TV.
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control to operate a TV;
 Set the remote control mode selector to TV. 
The following buttons are available:
TV:Turns TV on and off.
TV VOL +/–:Adjusts the volume.
TV/VIDEO:Selects the input mode (either TV or VIDEO).
CHANNEL +/–:Changes the channels.
1-10, 0, +10 (100+):Selects the channel.
TV RETURN:Alternates between the previously selected channel 
and the current channel.
The buttons described below are used on pages 11 and 
12.
Operating the TV
Remote control 
mode selector
Number 
buttons (play button)
Manufac-
turerCodeManufactur-
erCode
JVC 01 Nordmende 13, 14, 18, 26 – 28
Akai 02, 05 Okano 09
Blaupunkt 03 Orion 15
Daewoo 10, 31, 32 Panasonic 16, 17
Fenner 04, 31, 32 Philips 10
Fisher 05 Saba 13, 14, 18, 26 – 28
Grundig 06 Samsung 10, 19, 32
Hitachi 07, 08 Sanyo 05
Inno-Hit 09 Schneider 02, 05
Irradio 02, 05 Sharp 20
Magnavox 10 Sony 21 – 25
Mitsubishi 11, 33 Telefunken 13, 14, 18, 26 – 28
Miver 03 Thomson13, 14, 18, 
26–28, 30
Nokia 12, 34 Toshiba 29
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7To set the manufacturer’s code
1Slide the remote control mode selector 
to VCR.
2Press and hold  VCR.
Keep the button pressed until step 4 is finished.
3Press ENTER.
4Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter 
the manufacturer’s code (2 digits).
Examples:
For a Panasonic VCR:
Press 2, then 1.
For an Philips VCR:
Press 0, then 5.
5Release VCR.
If there is more than one code listed for your brand, try each 
one until you enter the correct one.
7Operation
Aim the remote control at the VCR.
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control to operate a VCR; 
Set the remote control mode selector to VCR.
The following buttons are available:
VCR:Turns VCR on and off.
3 (play button):Starts playback.
7:Stops operation.
8:Pauses playback.
¡:Fast forwards video tape.
1:Rewinds video tape.
REC:Press this button together with 3 (play button) to start 
recording or together with 8 to pause recording.
CHANNEL +/–:Changes the TV channels on the VCR.
Operating the VCR
Manufac-
turerCodeManufac-
turerCode
JVC 01 Nokia 16
Aiwa 02, 20 Nordmende 17 – 19, 31
Bell+Howell 03, 16 Orion 20
Blaupunkt 04 Panasonic 21
CGM 03, 05, 16 Philips 05, 22
Daewoo 34 Phonola 05
Digtal 05 Saba 17 – 19, 23, 31
Fisher 03, 16 Samsung 24, 25
G.E. 06 Sanyo 03, 16
Grundig 07 Sharp 26, 27
Hitachi 08, 09 Siemens 07
Loewe 05, 10, 11 Sony 28 – 30, 35
Magnavox 04, 05 Telefunken 17 – 19, 31, 32
Mitsubishi 12 – 15 Toshiba 33
VCR
See page 11 for button locations.
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Basic operations
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the following 
operation, 
 Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO.On the remote control:
Press AUDIO.
On the center unit:
Press .
When DVD is selected as the source (see page 14), the following 
messages will appear on the TV screen.
NOTE
 The STANDBY lamp goes off when the power is turned on, and the 
lamp lights when the power is turned off.
 A small amount of the power is consumed even when the power is 
turned off. This is called standby mode and the STANDBY lamp 
lights in this mode. Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet to turn 
the power off completely.
 You can also turn on the system by pressing the following buttons;
OPEN/CLOSE on the remote control or 0 on the center unit
One of the source selecting buttons on the remote control3 on the center unit. You can use the same buttons on the remote 
control except after pressing FM/AM.
The buttons on the remote control are used to explain most of the 
operations in this manual. You can use the buttons on the center 
unit same as on the remote control for operations unless 
otherwise noted.
The buttons described below are used on 
pages 13 to 15.
AUDIO
DV DMUTING
FM/AM AUX
AUDIO VOLAUDIO
TV SOUND
AUDIO
ENTER
SCAN MODE
SLEEP
S.WFR
CENTERDIMMER
TREBLE
L-SURR.-RSLEEPSCAN MODE
DIMMERMUTING
Source
selecting
buttons
Remote control 
mode selector
Turning the system on/off
 “OPEN”/“CLOSE”:
Appears when opening or closing the disc tray.
 “NOW READING”:
Appears when the system is reading the disc information.
 “REGION CODE ERROR!”:
Appears when the Region Code of the DVD VIDEO does not 
match the code the system supports. The disc cannot be 
played back.
 “NO DISC”:
Appears when no disc is loaded.
 “CANNOT PLAY THIS DISC”:
Appears when unplayable disc is loaded.
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On the remote control:
Press one of the source selecting buttons 
(DVD, FM/AM, AUX or TV SOUND).
DV D: To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (See 
page 16.)
FM/AM: To tune in an FM or AM (MW) station. (See page 
35.)
Each time you press the button, the band alternates 
between FM and AM (MW).
AU X: To select the source from a component connected to 
the AUX IN jacks or DIGITAL IN jack. (See page 
10.)
Each time you press the button, the source alternates 
between “AUX” and “AUX DIGITAL”.
TV SOUND: To select the TV (that outputs sound signals) 
connected to the AV (SCART) connector. (See page 
9.)
On the center unit:
Press SOURCE repeatedly until the source 
name you want appears on the display 
window.
NOTE
 When a source except DVD is selected, this system does not output 
video signals.
 It may take time to change the source.
CAUTION
 Always set the volume to minimum level before starting any source.
If the volume is set at its high level, the sudden blast of sound could 
permanently damage your hearing and/or blow out the speakers.
On the remote control:
Press AUDIO VOL + or –.
On the center unit:
Turn VOLUME.
CAUTION
Be sure to turn down the volume;
 Before connecting or putting on headphones as high volume may 
damage both the headphones and your hearing.
 Before disconnecting headphones as high volume may be suddenly 
output from the speakers.
While connecting a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the 
center unit, the system automatically cancels the surround mode 
(see page 20) currently selected, deactivates the speakers, and 
activates the headphone mode. “HEADPHONE” appears on the 
display window.
Headphone mode
When using the headphones, the following signals are output 
regardless of your speaker setting;
 For 2 channel sources, the front left and right channel signals are 
output from the headphones.
 Multi-channel signals are down-mixed and output from the 
headphones.
Press MUTING.
To restore the sound
Perform one on the following:
 Press MUTING again.
 Press AU D IO VOL + /– (or turn VOLUME on the center unit).
Press DIMMER.
Each time you press the button, the brightness level changes.
Selecting the source to 
play
Adjusting the volume 
[VOLUME]
Listening with headphones 
(not supplied)
Turning off the sound 
temporarily [MUTING]
Adjusting the brightness 
of the indications 
[DIMMER]
See page 13 for button locations.
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The system turns off automatically when the specified period of 
time has passed.
Press SLEEP.
Each time you press the button, the shut-off time changes.
Example:
To check the remaining time
Press SLEEP once.
To change the remaining time
Press SLEEP repeatedly.
To cancel
Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” appears.
 Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer.
Press S.WFR +/– to adjust the subwoofer.
Press CENTER +/– to adjust the center 
speaker.
Press SURR.-L +/– to adjust the surround 
left speaker.
Press SURR.-R +/– to adjust the surround 
right speaker.
NOTE
 You can also make adjustments by using the setup menu shown on the 
TV screen. (See page 32.)
 The adjustments take effect for all sources.
 You cannot make this adjustment when FM or AM is selected as the 
source.
Press TREBLE +/–.
NOTE
 The adjustments take effect for all sources.
The system can be accommodated to your TV’s video signal.
7While DVD is selected as the source and before playback
1Press and hold SCAN MODE for 
2 seconds.
The current setting appears on the display window.
2Press Cursor 3/2 to select the desired 
mode.
 RGB: Select when your TV accommodates the 
interlaced RGB/composite video signal.
 Y/C: Select when your TV accommodates the 
interlaced S-video signal.
You can get better picture quality in the order — 
“RGB” > “Y/C” > Composite.
3Press ENTER while the selected mode 
is shown on the display window.
NOTE
 Although the picture may be distorted when you press ENTER, this 
is not a malfunction of the system.
 “RGB” is selected at your purchase.
Sleep Timer [SLEEP]
Adjusting the output level 
of the subwoofer and 
center/surround speakers 
[S.WFR, CENTER, 
L-SURR.-R]
Adjusting the treble 
sound [TREBLE]
SLEEP 60mi n
minutes
Changing the video signal
See page 13 for button locations.
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Playback
 The mark  shows the types of discs the operation is available 
for.
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the 
following operation; 
1 Set the remote control mode selector to 
AUDIO.
2Press DV D.
1Press OPEN/CLOSE.
 The system turns on and the disc 
tray comes out.

0 on the center unit functions same 
as OPEN/CLOSE on the remote 
control.
2Place a disc.
3Press 3 (play button).
For MP3
The file control display (see page 24) appears on the TV screen.
For JPEG
Each file (still pictures) is shown on the TV screen for about 3 
seconds (slide-show). When stopping playback, the file control 
display (see page 24) appears on the TV screen.
7To pause
Press 8.
To return to playback, press 3 (play button).
7To stop
Press 7.
7On-screen guide icons
During DVD VIDEO playback, the following guide icons may 
appear for a while on the TV screen;
 : appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi-
subtitle languages.
 : appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi-audio 
languages.
 : appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi-angle 
views.
  (Play),   (Pause),   /   (Fast forward/
fast-reverse),   /   (Slow-motion forward/
reverse): appears when you perform each operation.
 : the disc cannot accept an operation you have tried to do.
NOTE
 (For JPEG) The system cannot accept operations even though you 
press any buttons before the entire picture appears on the TV screen.
 If you do not want the on-screen guide icons to appear, see page 33. The buttons described below are used on pages 16 to 19.
AUDIO
Remote control 
mode selector (play button)
Number buttons
Basic playback
Label side upWhen placing an 8 cm 
(3 inches) disc
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7Playback information on the display window
DVD VIDEO
Example:
When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Dolby Digital 5.1ch is played 
VCD/SVCD/CD
Example:
When a CD is played back 
NOTE
 “VCD” appears instead of “CD” when loading a VCD or SVCD.
 When a VCD or SVCD with PBC function is played, the elapsed 
playing time does not appear, but “PBC” appears.
MP3 disc
JPEG disc
NOTE
 You can change the time information mode (except for MP3/JPEG). 
(See page 22.)
 You can also check the playback information on the TV screen. (See 
page 21.)
C10:02:31
DVD T 1 C 1
Signal and speaker indicators (See page 21.) Chapter numberElapsed playing time
(hour:minute:second)
Surround mode and digital signal format (See page 21.)
Title number
Pressing FL DISP.
Chapter number
Track number
Elapsed playing time (minute:second)Signal and speaker
indicators
TR123 12 : 34
MP3 G12T123
Track number
Elapsed playing time (minute:second)
(during playback only)
Group number
Track number
Pressing FL DISP.
Signal and speaker
indicators
MP3 indicator
JPG G12F123
Group number File numberSee page 16 for button locations.
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